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in texas. thee hoping she may tip cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for having me here today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be such -- to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approached the podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas legislature, but in case you were one of the few people not live streaming it, i thought i would repeat the entire thing for you today. let's get comfortable. in all seriousness, i am very honored and so grateful you are interested in hearing more from me. i am constantly reminded what a privilege it is to have of voice. though i mean the voice figuratively, my initial understanding of the power of voice was quite literal. when i was a young girl my family tried to spend as much time as we could with my grandparents. they lived in
in texas. thee hoping she may tip cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for having me here today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be such -- to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approached the podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas legislature, but in...
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davis ineend -- wendy texas as well at her filibuster as a texas -- of a texas abortion bill. >> many of you heard my name for the first time last month when, as allison said, in the last hours of the texas legislative session, the partisans and power attempted to pass not just an abortion bill, but a bill that would block health care access to tens of thousands of women across the state of texas. in the process, these partisan lawmakers were seeking to rob texas women of their voice. because when women showed up at to testify, and they showed up by the thousands, many of them were turned away. and they were unable to give voice to an issue that had a very real impact on their lives. before i took the floor that morning for the longest 13 hours of my life, i worked with my staff to track down testimony that had been submitted in the committee hearings that had not been read. during the next hours, i read every single one of their stories out loud. with aere real people very, very personal stories to tell. many of whom had never, ever given voice to their story before. to another human
davis ineend -- wendy texas as well at her filibuster as a texas -- of a texas abortion bill. >> many of you heard my name for the first time last month when, as allison said, in the last hours of the texas legislative session, the partisans and power attempted to pass not just an abortion bill, but a bill that would block health care access to tens of thousands of women across the state of texas. in the process, these partisan lawmakers were seeking to rob texas women of their voice....
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all eyes on texas with that storm. >>> tonight, 60 not as cool. we'll call it a mix of sun and clouds. the clouds will thicken late day tomorrow. that could mean a shower into tomorrow night. the next couple of days, temperatures drop a little bit sunday. the best chance for rain is sunday. then into the day on monday, we have a chance for showers in, i think they will clear out quickly. right now it looks like summer will make another run at up to 90 degrees by the middle part, late part of next week. we are still in august. although it feels like we're already in september. august has the ability to crank up the temperatures. >> tomorrow is the better day for the cook out then sunday. >> i think so. thank you. >>> he is supposed to be impartial, but a man sworn to uphold the law of the land a judge is charged with using a position to frame the husband of a woman he loved. we have the bizarre story. >> reporter: he was expected to uphold the law instead west virginia circuit judge michael thornsberry is accused of rigging the wheels of justice to
all eyes on texas with that storm. >>> tonight, 60 not as cool. we'll call it a mix of sun and clouds. the clouds will thicken late day tomorrow. that could mean a shower into tomorrow night. the next couple of days, temperatures drop a little bit sunday. the best chance for rain is sunday. then into the day on monday, we have a chance for showers in, i think they will clear out quickly. right now it looks like summer will make another run at up to 90 degrees by the middle part, late...
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. >>> espn noun says texas a&m quarterback johnny manziel got paid $7,500 to sign items. that followed last week's report that the heisman trophy winner had four signing sessions. the ncaa is investigating if johnny football violated rules. >>> hugh darvish dominates in texas, a no hitter through seven inning pes.but then houston's carlos corporin gets a home run. the second time the astros spoiled a darvish game. the catcher even gets upset and thrown out. rangers, 2-1 in that one. >> rangers, still a great game. >>> on monday, the eighth, down by one in the ninth inning and alberto there hitting in two runs. they pulled the fat out of the fire. oakland over tornado, 5-1. >>> miami heat superstar lebron james, should he run for president of the nba players association, mara sfp. >> yes. >> he said no. >> flow. >> james evidently went through all the process. he was considering running for that job. reports say he decided against it after talking with advisers and fellow players. >>> i love this one. take it to flight school. clear the wood. old man on deck. and then, sha
. >>> espn noun says texas a&m quarterback johnny manziel got paid $7,500 to sign items. that followed last week's report that the heisman trophy winner had four signing sessions. the ncaa is investigating if johnny football violated rules. >>> hugh darvish dominates in texas, a no hitter through seven inning pes.but then houston's carlos corporin gets a home run. the second time the astros spoiled a darvish game. the catcher even gets upset and thrown out. rangers, 2-1 in...
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i return to the university of texas where i give my ph.d. in philosophy and went to the jobs bulletin board and the only thing that there was a notice from the department of labour about minimum wage and what you are entitled to. it didn't look so promising not there. so i saw a student walked by and i said how are you doing and they said fine. i did my ph.d. here? they said how is it working out? i have a radio show. i said that's good on that dialogue i hope this. anyway, we talk a lot about the jobs in the book because they are the jobs that are very much worth at and they are the course of study at least at the present is quite worth that. we based some of the conclusions we came up with in the book on the return on investment findings on the pay scale from the year 2012 to 2013 the numbers are up, too and this has shown that this pattern continues. the top ten institutions giving you a return on investment are all technical institutions or institutions that emphasize or have a very strong presence in science technology engineering and m
i return to the university of texas where i give my ph.d. in philosophy and went to the jobs bulletin board and the only thing that there was a notice from the department of labour about minimum wage and what you are entitled to. it didn't look so promising not there. so i saw a student walked by and i said how are you doing and they said fine. i did my ph.d. here? they said how is it working out? i have a radio show. i said that's good on that dialogue i hope this. anyway, we talk a lot about...
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if you're wondering where the heat is, you have there g dallas, texas, which is roasting at 104. take a look at the setup. cold front out to the west. that cold front will be a trig are in the atmosphere. that's going to fire up showers and thunderstorms this. will start on thursday out to the west. that's when the next shot of storms exist. by friday storms in central maryland. this is not going to be a deal where it rains every single hour of each dray but it will be damp and unsettled. we'll talk about this forecast, ugly forecast. that's coming up in a bit. guys? >> to make sure you stay ahead of the ugliness, use the abc2 storm shield app. it will send real time weather alerts to your phone. if you don't have this go to abc2news.com/download. >>> we want to update you on a story we told you about last nit at 11:00. moms held a nurse in. this was in response to a law enforcement mother onboard a flight. she was asked by a flapped to use a -- flight attendant to use a blanket while breast feeding. so moms showed up to nurse in fron
if you're wondering where the heat is, you have there g dallas, texas, which is roasting at 104. take a look at the setup. cold front out to the west. that cold front will be a trig are in the atmosphere. that's going to fire up showers and thunderstorms this. will start on thursday out to the west. that's when the next shot of storms exist. by friday storms in central maryland. this is not going to be a deal where it rains every single hour of each dray but it will be damp and unsettled. we'll...
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in texas right now, the number i saw in the last day or so is 99% of texas where so much oil comes from is in drought. basically you're fighting for food or energy. that's a terrible trade-off. china gets it. they get it in spades. right now they have an all-out drive to build a smart grid, to build renew able energies. >> your point is as oil price gas up we start talking about renewables and alternatives. >> every recession has been precede by a gain of 80% to 100% oil prices within a 12-month period. if you get that kind of gain, and this is for anybody. if you see oil go up 80% from its low to 150, 160, 170 now, very careful. if you see oil at 180 i would go to an island and let the dust clear. that basically is how reliable this has been. >> you're going to know what kind of power to generate once we live there. steve, thank you so much p stephen leeb, founder and research chairman of the leeb group. by now you'll heard a lot about martin luther king's march on washington, but did you know the full name of the historic event 50 years ago was the march on washington for jobs and fre
in texas right now, the number i saw in the last day or so is 99% of texas where so much oil comes from is in drought. basically you're fighting for food or energy. that's a terrible trade-off. china gets it. they get it in spades. right now they have an all-out drive to build a smart grid, to build renew able energies. >> your point is as oil price gas up we start talking about renewables and alternatives. >> every recession has been precede by a gain of 80% to 100% oil prices...
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, texas. so it shows that illegal voting is taking place in the state of texas. eric, the other bizarre thing about this is the fact that this is nothing more than what you call selective prosecution. voter id has already been upheld by the supreme court and it is being held and the obama administration is not challenging and there is a new law similar to the texas law in rhode island they are not prosecuting why? rhode island is a blue state and texas and north carolina are red states. this is nothing more than partisan political politics. >> some say the laws have different restrictions in this sort of thing versus rhode island and your state. >> the similarities between rhode island and texas are very close. just as are the similarities between the ibd -- the indiana law and the similarities between the texas program and the program upheld by the united states supreme court. and eric, one last point that shows how hipocritical this is, but the month -- or the year before barack obama took p
, texas. so it shows that illegal voting is taking place in the state of texas. eric, the other bizarre thing about this is the fact that this is nothing more than what you call selective prosecution. voter id has already been upheld by the supreme court and it is being held and the obama administration is not challenging and there is a new law similar to the texas law in rhode island they are not prosecuting why? rhode island is a blue state and texas and north carolina are red states. this is...
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. >> we move to texas where jurors are deliberating in the trial ol army psychiatrist charged in the fort hood shooting rampage. nadal hasan is representing himself and chose not to make a closing argument statement. >> two people were killed in it the shooting and dozens of others were hurt. hasan faces the death penalty ia convicted. >>> crowds gathered in the northwest today in preparation for the d.c. statehood and st self-determination rally in march. >>> mayor gray was among those in attendance at freedom plaza this afternoon and artists putut their thoughts to paper and poster boards they believe will help promote civil rightsmote saturday morning at the d.c. wat memorial. >>> growing outrage over an american-muslim group plan tous march in washington.li >> the grouph called the american-muslim political action committee is approved to hold march september 11th billed as million muslim march. >> muslims denounce terrorism.n they say that date iss insensitive to september 11th and their families. rallies are supposed to happen on the national maul, capitol hill, white house and
. >> we move to texas where jurors are deliberating in the trial ol army psychiatrist charged in the fort hood shooting rampage. nadal hasan is representing himself and chose not to make a closing argument statement. >> two people were killed in it the shooting and dozens of others were hurt. hasan faces the death penalty ia convicted. >>> crowds gathered in the northwest today in preparation for the d.c. statehood and st self-determination rally in march. >>>...
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it down another north of texas. you have to stay competitive. what is good for the state is great for the economy. we overall our workers compensation system in oklahoma. we had some of the highest rates in the nation and the region. we revamped our system and went from the antiquated adversarial system. our system is an administrative will favorthat employers, save the people who create jobs 15% or 20% on their premiums every single year. we did that this year in the state of oklahoma. talking care if you are about social problems -- they say do not going to social issues. i think that is nonsense. in oklahoma, you take every social issue whether it is the high incarceration rates, substance abuse issues, i think they can all be traced to one key ingredient and that is the breakdown of the family. this year in oklahoma, we said yet, and yet, we will do things to promote the family. we will go on a campaign to express to people why strong families are not just rate for society. they are great for the economy. they are great for the state. these
it down another north of texas. you have to stay competitive. what is good for the state is great for the economy. we overall our workers compensation system in oklahoma. we had some of the highest rates in the nation and the region. we revamped our system and went from the antiquated adversarial system. our system is an administrative will favorthat employers, save the people who create jobs 15% or 20% on their premiums every single year. we did that this year in the state of oklahoma. talking...
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in west texas, students head back to school. there was a massive fertilizer plant explosion there in april. several buildings were left damaged beyond repair. >> on thursday, low wage fast-food and retail workers in eight cities across the country are preparing to strike. they're demanding $15 an hour up from the median wage of $8.94. saturday marks the deadline for president obama to formally propose the new pay raise scale for 2014. he's expected to officially offer a 1% across the pay hike for civilians and keep locality pay rates at their current level, an increase mandated by the 1990 pay comparability act is set to kick in if the president fails to propose a new plan to congress. >> if you love online music streaming. pandora is putting an end to its mobile listening site. it's ending the limit september 1st but to make up for the change, the service will only allow 12 songs gift every 24 hours compared to the current 6 gifts per channel. it's away to cut channels and attract more listeners. >> old values and new medicine
in west texas, students head back to school. there was a massive fertilizer plant explosion there in april. several buildings were left damaged beyond repair. >> on thursday, low wage fast-food and retail workers in eight cities across the country are preparing to strike. they're demanding $15 an hour up from the median wage of $8.94. saturday marks the deadline for president obama to formally propose the new pay raise scale for 2014. he's expected to officially offer a 1% across the pay...
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this has produced phenomenal flooding, they produced much needed rain in oklahoma, kansas and west texas. >> we continue to watch for the potential for more flash flooding rains. >>> months after hurricane sandy devastated parts of new york and new jersey, still come problems, this time in the form of used cars. hundreds of thousands were under water. now that they dried out they're being sold on used car lots. while they may look fine on the outside, the air bags and other safety systems may not work, so you definitely want to get this checked out. >>> moms and dads put a lot of thought into picking out the perfect name are in their baby. a judge is telling one mom she needs to change her son's name. how the case got into the courtroom in the first place. >> and why a -- and myths around pregnancy. this summer, new york state is back and open for business. with endless beaches, hundreds of miles for hiking...or biking. endless rivers and streams ready to take your breath away. and more than enough wineries to please every pallet. we're ready to make your new york state vacation perfect.
this has produced phenomenal flooding, they produced much needed rain in oklahoma, kansas and west texas. >> we continue to watch for the potential for more flash flooding rains. >>> months after hurricane sandy devastated parts of new york and new jersey, still come problems, this time in the form of used cars. hundreds of thousands were under water. now that they dried out they're being sold on used car lots. while they may look fine on the outside, the air bags and other...
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god bless the texas tribune, a smart, nonprofit journalistic venture in texas. they have been covering the tax republican senator ted cruz like nobody else. as ted cruz has been barnstorming texas this week, while the senator has been on break. he has been at home in texas, recaaleecal ralliy support from his base to shut down the health care reform. but as he gets support, beyond just the hating health insurance together, beyond that, there is a bit of more falling in love between ted cruz and the texas people. >> i'm so proud of ted cruz, he is shaking them up in washington. >> has all the things that make up a good candidate. not only his strength of character, but the hollywood look, too. >> the hollywood look? that man has politics goggles on. and texas republicans are so in love with ted cruz, they want him running for president, america, right now. no matter what. who cares that he was born in canada? >> i think the whole thing is very silly. the facts of my birth are straightforward, my mother was a u.s. citizen born in delaware. so under u.s. law i'm an
god bless the texas tribune, a smart, nonprofit journalistic venture in texas. they have been covering the tax republican senator ted cruz like nobody else. as ted cruz has been barnstorming texas this week, while the senator has been on break. he has been at home in texas, recaaleecal ralliy support from his base to shut down the health care reform. but as he gets support, beyond just the hating health insurance together, beyond that, there is a bit of more falling in love between ted cruz and...
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. >> the army psychiatrist admits to killing 13 and injuring dozens in a shooting rampage at the texas military base. he is defendzing himself and frying to justify the shootings as defense of his muslim faith he the start his defense tomorrow. >> new details about the surviving boston bombing suspect. he suffered multiple gunshot wounds one to the face and a skull fracture. jurisdiction were described by the surgion who treated him after hide nothing a boat in the backyard he pleads not guilty who killed 3 people and injured 260 he faces a potential death sentence. 2 oklahoma teens charged with first degree murder in the deadly shooting of this australian basketball player. 23 year old crist ner lange was on an athletic scholarship. he was shot and kill indeed duncan friday out for a jog after visiting his girlfriend. the motive? according to police 3 bored teens picked him as he jogd and decided to kill someone for the fun of it. the baseball team as well as the school is coming together to support lane's family. >> now we like the lane family and australia the tiger family is thinki
. >> the army psychiatrist admits to killing 13 and injuring dozens in a shooting rampage at the texas military base. he is defendzing himself and frying to justify the shootings as defense of his muslim faith he the start his defense tomorrow. >> new details about the surviving boston bombing suspect. he suffered multiple gunshot wounds one to the face and a skull fracture. jurisdiction were described by the surgion who treated him after hide nothing a boat in the backyard he...
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rays which can misidentify system and gets to texas which don't receive objects the laser great on the front of the detects it corresponds with a neutron themes allowing the user to target the objects computes atenco sis's the information received by the detector and identifies any potential as a discrete series on their location. in addition to the mobile detector the company has designed a device for inspecting vehicles another for shipping containers and an underwater device by examining unexploded torpedoes and mines all of the detectors can identifiable to thirty types of explosives and be operated at a safe distance while a computer program takes care of the number crunching to get to the bottom of the matter that's way over two hundred thousand dollars the devices don't come cheap so who better to foot the bill than russian diamond joints rosa which is having problems of its own them but this unit has been set up to see whether we can detect a large diamond within a lump of kimberlite without having to rush off. if there was a large dial that was ground down first the way it usu
rays which can misidentify system and gets to texas which don't receive objects the laser great on the front of the detects it corresponds with a neutron themes allowing the user to target the objects computes atenco sis's the information received by the detector and identifies any potential as a discrete series on their location. in addition to the mobile detector the company has designed a device for inspecting vehicles another for shipping containers and an underwater device by examining...
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we tell him about what's going on in waco, texas? >> what's described he's a preacher from texas. made a rule that no one at my church can wear weaves. this is kind of weird, right? >> yeah, a lot of members and that's a lot of women out there that like that little extra oomph in their hair. >> are you serious? >> dead serious. he made a really good point. he said they're struggling financially and here spending $300 on weaves. >> but it's not just financial. he said wearing weaves creates a false image and women who wear them often have slow self-esteem. >> this guy is awesome. here's his ear quote. long hair, don't care. what kind of mess is that? i don't want my members focused on that what's on their heads, not in their heads. >> we better hope this guy is black. [laughter] >> i read it like because it's the rhyming. [laughter] >> hey, my man, thank you, man. take care. >> yep. >> hey, what's honey boo boo up to? we ain't seen her for so long. look here she's playing bingo with some ladies who have dogs. it's honey boo boo's first drag show, y'all! >> honey boo boo went to her
we tell him about what's going on in waco, texas? >> what's described he's a preacher from texas. made a rule that no one at my church can wear weaves. this is kind of weird, right? >> yeah, a lot of members and that's a lot of women out there that like that little extra oomph in their hair. >> are you serious? >> dead serious. he made a really good point. he said they're struggling financially and here spending $300 on weaves. >> but it's not just financial. he...
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i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. [[voiceover]] every sunday night, al jazeera america presents gripping films from the world's top documentary directors. >>thank god i didn't suffer what he had to go through. next sunday, the premiere of google and the world brain. >>this is the opportunity of our generation. [[voiceover]] it would be the world's greatest library under one digital roof. but at what cost? >>google could hold the whole world hostage. [[voiceover]] al jazeera america presen
i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every...
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so texas first. maybe alabama. maybe mississippi. maybe north carolina after today. sometimes you use the bully pulpit. sometimes you have the authority to weigh in and stop something directly. sometimes when you lose that authority, as justice department did during the, with the voting rights act case. sometimes when you lose that authority, you instead decide you're going to sue. what is the range of options available to you? and how do you use it? how do you still try to make progress when some avenues toward the progress you want to make are blocked? on the issue of drugs and criminal justice, the obama administration made it a priority to try to reduce the huge disparity in sentencing for crack cocaine versus powder cocaine. i mean, if cocaine is the problem, why be so much more lenient for one variety of cocaine and so much more strict for the other? on that issue, the administration found a lot of allies in congress. the build to reduce those sentencing disparities between crack cocaine and powder cocaine, that bill passed by a voice vote in the house in 2010.
so texas first. maybe alabama. maybe mississippi. maybe north carolina after today. sometimes you use the bully pulpit. sometimes you have the authority to weigh in and stop something directly. sometimes when you lose that authority, as justice department did during the, with the voting rights act case. sometimes when you lose that authority, you instead decide you're going to sue. what is the range of options available to you? and how do you use it? how do you still try to make progress when...
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paul from abilene, texas, opposes same-sex marriage. caller: i'm a 59-year-old gay man and i have always been opposed to gay marriage. i think it is wrong and god intended for man and woman to be married even though most state end in divorce. ifis still my belief that two manan two women want to have a commitment ceremony, that's fine. womentwo men and two want a ceremony, that's fine. does thet other issues marriage law foundation get into and get behind the? guest: divorce reform is a key and i'm one ofrk the few lawyers that has been involved in the effort to get a state to repeal the no-fault divorce law and go back to what fault a spouse may have been engaged in. ,e see now a development essentially using children as a commodity, buying and selling through third-party reproduction and that is one of the issues we somehave to address and in ways it is linked to the question of same-sex marriage because when we change the definition of marriage, there are all sorts of way that the law uses marriage for a marker of determining who it
paul from abilene, texas, opposes same-sex marriage. caller: i'm a 59-year-old gay man and i have always been opposed to gay marriage. i think it is wrong and god intended for man and woman to be married even though most state end in divorce. ifis still my belief that two manan two women want to have a commitment ceremony, that's fine. womentwo men and two want a ceremony, that's fine. does thet other issues marriage law foundation get into and get behind the? guest: divorce reform is a key and...
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and the hawaiian islands and as you mentioned i mean this is an area larger than texas and in fact i mean this is millions of square miles that are taken up by this gyre where trash from all over the world is circulating and creating this you know unfortunately massive trash now it's not all together every single square inch of this multi million square mile area is filled with trash in fact most of it is actually beneath the surface and we can't even see it right and i think it's yeah you made a good point i mean this is not just the united states this is pretty much the effect of humanity's overconsumption and just kind of accumulating in that spot i mean there are other similar floating islands of trash out there i mean isn't there one in every ocean. right at the end when people hear pacific garbage patch i think a lot of times they have this vision of this massive island that you can sail out to and just jump on and that it's an island that in reality i mean it's really specks of plastic here and there a few feet away and most of them are really the size of your fingernail so it
and the hawaiian islands and as you mentioned i mean this is an area larger than texas and in fact i mean this is millions of square miles that are taken up by this gyre where trash from all over the world is circulating and creating this you know unfortunately massive trash now it's not all together every single square inch of this multi million square mile area is filled with trash in fact most of it is actually beneath the surface and we can't even see it right and i think it's yeah you made...
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the most famous soon to be ex-canadian who lives in texas, senator cruz, in a heated town hall. could an awkward moment be coming for two conservative stars in the lone star state? here in gotham, anthony weiner's wild spiral to single digits may have opened the door for an unexpected contender and maybe the next mayor. bill de blasio. feeling like he's got a lot of mojo with just 20 days till primary day. good morning from new york city. it's wednesday, august 21st. it's "the daily rundown." my first reads of it the mornin. we're going to start with some domestic politics. the state of both political parties is anything but strong these days. the only reason there isn't much hand ringing about the democratic party is because the republican party is the one in such disa ray. the open warfare has become a more public spectacle than we've seen in years. many republican leaders are exhausted from dealing with the tea party and some seem to be downright giddy over what's happened in the last week. they don't put their name on their giddiness. not even 250 days old and already he's b
the most famous soon to be ex-canadian who lives in texas, senator cruz, in a heated town hall. could an awkward moment be coming for two conservative stars in the lone star state? here in gotham, anthony weiner's wild spiral to single digits may have opened the door for an unexpected contender and maybe the next mayor. bill de blasio. feeling like he's got a lot of mojo with just 20 days till primary day. good morning from new york city. it's wednesday, august 21st. it's "the daily...
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i think that the principles that in texas stand for today align more closely with texas families. think what we see in texas, we've seen all over the country. districts have been drawn hrough redistricting processes that have taken place over the last couple of decades that now only take place at the extreme party level. o in texas where the dramatic number of our districts are republican, the only conversations that are really had in the political arena, which, of course, is the best place for public discourse issues, are taking place at the very far right extreme. it's not reflective of who are.e in texas really i think parity will come, once again, not to keep repeating the same answer, but to be able to engage with people at their get s and hopefully tot them to think about things in a new way. >> how does the democratic party texas attractive to hispanics while advocating strong pro choice policies? >> the latino community in texas no different than the angulo or the african-american community. leaders who care about nd work on the things that matter to families. when you pol
i think that the principles that in texas stand for today align more closely with texas families. think what we see in texas, we've seen all over the country. districts have been drawn hrough redistricting processes that have taken place over the last couple of decades that now only take place at the extreme party level. o in texas where the dramatic number of our districts are republican, the only conversations that are really had in the political arena, which, of course, is the best place for...
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in east texas. but your grandmother or great- grandmother question mark >> -- your grandmother or great- grandmother? >> great-grandmother. >> have you ever studied it? >> as much as i can. i have always been interested in african-american history. it is exciting what you can find. you think it is a blank wall but it is not at all. you just keep digging deeper and deeper. i enjoy that with the white house. ,he first white house was built in part, by african-american slaves. they could get the education from me european workers -- from the the european workers -- from the european workers. african-american mixed with african americans. the first bonded steward of the white house was african- american. because of things of value in the white house were under his responsibility. he died under johnson. -- sarah martin, on the massachusetts historical society, has a comment about abigail adams. ladies"remember the letter is a letter that everyone knows. what is fascinating about the comments,that the qui
in east texas. but your grandmother or great- grandmother question mark >> -- your grandmother or great- grandmother? >> great-grandmother. >> have you ever studied it? >> as much as i can. i have always been interested in african-american history. it is exciting what you can find. you think it is a blank wall but it is not at all. you just keep digging deeper and deeper. i enjoy that with the white house. ,he first white house was built in part, by african-american...
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mean for texas, a state where 60% of immigrants in texas are from mexico. international changes, what does that have in story? >> less immigration from mexico. we have already started to see that, whether you look at authorized or unauthorized immigration. a slowing from esko will continue into the future. are veryher side, we excited about the reforms of mexico. look at the texas economy right now. and oil and gas bone. the economy -- likely talked about earlier, it is going quickly. texans are hoping, looking into mexico saying, they are talking about an energy roof arm, can you imagine? intois how texas extends northern mexico. that would be good for the texas economy. we are hitting records in terms of our exports to national -- natural gas in mexico. we are excited about more good things to come here it >> one of the things that really bothers me, i am involved with this immigration debate. some of you may not agree. but united states senate just passed a bill that $30 billion in securing the border, and i do not know if they want to gold the wall of b
mean for texas, a state where 60% of immigrants in texas are from mexico. international changes, what does that have in story? >> less immigration from mexico. we have already started to see that, whether you look at authorized or unauthorized immigration. a slowing from esko will continue into the future. are veryher side, we excited about the reforms of mexico. look at the texas economy right now. and oil and gas bone. the economy -- likely talked about earlier, it is going quickly....
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his lawyers say he's in hiding, but he's been spotted last month in texas by a state trooper who didn't seem to know who he was. >> you didn't see my name? >> no. what a coincidence. >> reporter: three weeks later this photo with the own of a gun factory in florida, the same manufacturer that made the gun used to shoot martin. he may be back in court soon, his wife faces a perjury charge for lying to the court about donations. his wife pleaded not guilty and has a court hearing tomorrow. matt gutman, abc news, miami. >>> now tonight we hear a former president talk about the moment someone tried to assassinate him. it's a long lost tape of president gerald ford testifying, describing the moment back in 1975 when that strange woman in red, a member of the manson family called squeaky fromme emerged from a crowd in sacramento. he says he looked at her face. he described it as weathered and then he says he saw the gun. here are his words. >> i had the impression she wanted to speak to me or shake my hand and as i moved to either shake hands or speak to her, i then noticed the gun. >> squeak
his lawyers say he's in hiding, but he's been spotted last month in texas by a state trooper who didn't seem to know who he was. >> you didn't see my name? >> no. what a coincidence. >> reporter: three weeks later this photo with the own of a gun factory in florida, the same manufacturer that made the gun used to shoot martin. he may be back in court soon, his wife faces a perjury charge for lying to the court about donations. his wife pleaded not guilty and has a court...
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excited when you decided to leave texas and come to california to be an actress? >> yeah, i don't know about that. >> jimmy: they were not? >> yeah, like any reasonable people, they were -- >> jimmy: skeptical? >> frightened and angry. my dad actually -- i don't want to embarrass him. my dad -- my dad actually tried to give me a gun, as i was boarding the plane, or actually -- >> jimmy: as you were boarding the plane? >> entering the airport -- >> jimmy: he figured you would be better off in prison than -- >> he missed the memo, about not bringing your gun. >> jimmy: every once in a while, that happens, i always wonder who those people are who are not aware of that rule. it's your dad. what kind of gun did he give you? >> well, that is the thing, his 17-year-old daughter is going to l.a. and he decided that because i had this slight aversion to carrying guns in my purse -- >> jimmy: yes, i have the same thing. >> he thought my problem with it was that it was not pretty enough. >> jimmy: the gun? >> uh-huh. so he very thoughtfully took out a very special pearl-hand
excited when you decided to leave texas and come to california to be an actress? >> yeah, i don't know about that. >> jimmy: they were not? >> yeah, like any reasonable people, they were -- >> jimmy: skeptical? >> frightened and angry. my dad actually -- i don't want to embarrass him. my dad -- my dad actually tried to give me a gun, as i was boarding the plane, or actually -- >> jimmy: as you were boarding the plane? >> entering the airport -- >>...
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>> all of us because ultimately this is a work force the texas into the 24th century. we will be prepared to compete with asia, india, china, this whole idea that there will be pumping an engineer's. eight times as many people as we do. we need to focus on other things that we are quintessentially great that, creativity, diversity, risk-taking, entrepreneurship, not teaching the things. we are using computer systems to create conformity. gerri: that is going all over the place. thank you for coming on. interesting story, and i'm sure parents across the country will be sent, is that my school system? thank you so much. now we want to know what you think. here is our question. should computers dictate your child's reading list? bogdan. on the right hand side of the screen and we will share the results of the end of the show. amazing. time now for a look at the stories you're clicking on tonight. warnings of weaker sales from two major companies some of the stock market spiraling lower. cutting estimates. cisco systems have a weaker revenue forecast. there is also concern
>> all of us because ultimately this is a work force the texas into the 24th century. we will be prepared to compete with asia, india, china, this whole idea that there will be pumping an engineer's. eight times as many people as we do. we need to focus on other things that we are quintessentially great that, creativity, diversity, risk-taking, entrepreneurship, not teaching the things. we are using computer systems to create conformity. gerri: that is going all over the place. thank you...
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it is a safe haven. >> it is the only texas city. and that is the only one that is not liberal. >> why are you looking at my notes? >> you have a list of the things. the friendliest places are all chemical. sonoma, wine country, austin, texas, what is it if it is not weed country. it is the right, nay, the desire to ged f-ed up in an agreeable environment and that is the friendliest. >> i agree with you on this. i only travel to get drunk. that's all -- >> you get drunk while traveling. >> yes. destinations are for new bars and for walking around and falling asleep uncomfortable. >> that's like my dumpster hoping. >> you can't do that in detroit. >> detroit deserves to have unfriendly residents right now. i don't even think it has to do with politics. it has to do with -- well. it has to do with politics. the city is bankrupt and the whole 9 yards. the one that gets me frustrated is anaheim. the happiest place on earth is based there. disneyland, how can that be an unfriendly city? >> have you been outside of disneyland? >> anaheim i
it is a safe haven. >> it is the only texas city. and that is the only one that is not liberal. >> why are you looking at my notes? >> you have a list of the things. the friendliest places are all chemical. sonoma, wine country, austin, texas, what is it if it is not weed country. it is the right, nay, the desire to ged f-ed up in an agreeable environment and that is the friendliest. >> i agree with you on this. i only travel to get drunk. that's all -- >> you get...
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>>> and senator cruz has many freps back in texas. something he just tweeted may lose some friends here in washington. 's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ [ male announcer ] from the last day of school, back to the first. they're gonna make everything from posters to do it yourself tattoos. so make sure they've got the sharpies to make their mark. this week only get sharpie five packs for a dollar. staples has it. staples. that was easy. when i first felt the diabetic nerve pain, of course i had no idea what it was. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it progressed from there to burning like i was walking on hot coals... to like 1,000 bees that were just stinging my feet. i have a great relationship with my doctor... he
>>> and senator cruz has many freps back in texas. something he just tweeted may lose some friends here in washington. 's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ [ male...
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, texas should not be an exed to the union. and -- should not be annexed to the union and, mrs. tyler, i want you to know that i would rather be right than be president and i replied, my dear sir, my husband is both. i truly think that the reply is almost better than the statement from clay which we hear so frequently. >> how significant was julia tyler's role in the ultimate decision to annex texas? >> well, you know, she's keeping tabs of where people stand because she's going to congress, she's listening to debates. she's trying to twist the arms. i don't think she's that important to it. she's representing her husband's interests, certainly. she supports that, but whether or not she has influence over any particular congressman, i'm not so sure about that. >> do you have an opinion about this? >> she certainly believes she has a lot of influence. i'm with dr. medford. there were much more complicated balls in the political era over the texas annexation era, especially in those months after the election, people know that jam
, texas should not be an exed to the union. and -- should not be annexed to the union and, mrs. tyler, i want you to know that i would rather be right than be president and i replied, my dear sir, my husband is both. i truly think that the reply is almost better than the statement from clay which we hear so frequently. >> how significant was julia tyler's role in the ultimate decision to annex texas? >> well, you know, she's keeping tabs of where people stand because she's going to...
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. >> the justice department is d suing the state of texas over the new voter i.d. law. it's trying to intervene in the redistricting case. minority groups have raised concerns that the new laws are discriminatory but republicans in texas insist it's designed to stop voter fraud and governor g perry is saying the white housee is trying to do an end around in recent supreme court decisions. >> big news in entertainment this morning. hollywood has chosen the newest batman. exciting a lot of people are questioning the casting here. we'll have more on that. mor cog up. >> playing host to the 2016 limb picks and -- olympics and there's a big mess. what could be hund 10,000 tons of dead fish found in rio's olympic village? >> make headlines this morning, a disturbing statistic from the united nations. it says there are more than one million registered child receive fewees -- refugeees from the syrian civil war. >> a computer glitch halted trading on the nasdaq yesterday for three hours. and the sec wants answers. they are struggling to find out what went wrong in what is calle
. >> the justice department is d suing the state of texas over the new voter i.d. law. it's trying to intervene in the redistricting case. minority groups have raised concerns that the new laws are discriminatory but republicans in texas insist it's designed to stop voter fraud and governor g perry is saying the white housee is trying to do an end around in recent supreme court decisions. >> big news in entertainment this morning. hollywood has chosen the newest batman. exciting a...
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we're from texas. >> from texas?! >> yes. >> how did i get north carolina and texas. this is not staged! really, north carolina and texas, where the attack is on voters. >> that's right! >> and on women. >> and on women. where are you from? >> i'm from fredericksburg, virginia. >> okay, great. quickly, the message of today? >> the message of today, my mother and father fought this fight 50 years ago and my daughter will have to fight it in the future. >> we'll be right back with more on "the ed show" from washington, d.c. [ male announcer ] frequent heartburn? the choice is yours. chalky... not chalky. temporary... 24 hour. lots of tablets... one pill. you decide. prevent acid with prevacid 24hr. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask an insurance expert about all our benefits today, like our 24/7 support and service,
we're from texas. >> from texas?! >> yes. >> how did i get north carolina and texas. this is not staged! really, north carolina and texas, where the attack is on voters. >> that's right! >> and on women. >> and on women. where are you from? >> i'm from fredericksburg, virginia. >> okay, great. quickly, the message of today? >> the message of today, my mother and father fought this fight 50 years ago and my daughter will have to fight it in...
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the statute in texas requires sexual gratification. that may be an element that is difficult to prove. very frightening. >> the words that he used was bleeped out. if it was sexual would that be in violation? >> that under present texas law may be difficult to do but between state and federal laws there's certainly a bunch of different theories of liability that someone could proceed on and then there's civil liability as well. however, without knowing who these people are, they may be attractive descendents. >> some people fear that they could be exposed to this kind of crime. passwords. it's as simple as making sure that you have really good passwords, right? >> yes. people don't understand that the router that sits behind the tv is also connecting to this camera in the nursery. if you've just got a password that is easier to break, boom, you can jump in and someone is in your nursery. you've got to be real careful about that. >> we can help police against this. just like any kind of security, hold that thought. we have a bunch more
the statute in texas requires sexual gratification. that may be an element that is difficult to prove. very frightening. >> the words that he used was bleeped out. if it was sexual would that be in violation? >> that under present texas law may be difficult to do but between state and federal laws there's certainly a bunch of different theories of liability that someone could proceed on and then there's civil liability as well. however, without knowing who these people are, they may...
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and the department of justice today announced they will sue the state of texas in order to stop texas' voter i.d. law. the justice department says it plans its challenge under the part of the voting rights act that was not gutted by the supreme court earlier this summer. in a statement, attorney general eric holder said this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights but will not be our last. the federal government is going to wade into texas to stop what texas is going on voter suppression. if the administration says texas won't be the last place that happens, what will be the next place that happens? north carolina's new moves against voting rights are called the most radical state-wide changes since the voting rights act was passed in 1965. does north carolina need federal intervention in order to protect its citizens' right to vote in joining us now, congressman g.k. butterfield, represents elizabeth city where we are tonight. he's a former voting rights attorney, himself. former north carolina supreme court justice. congressman butterfield, thank you for b
and the department of justice today announced they will sue the state of texas in order to stop texas' voter i.d. law. the justice department says it plans its challenge under the part of the voting rights act that was not gutted by the supreme court earlier this summer. in a statement, attorney general eric holder said this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights but will not be our last. the federal government is going to wade into texas to stop what texas is going...
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with our viewers thank you very much for doing so our next video that i come soon jerald little elm texas . who is. writing the religious right. community run. many. homes next. can be a minimum. statement to be a perfect. homosexually. gerald i read the bible four times genesis to revelation i'm guessing you haven't there is nothing in the new testament about gay people it's just not there so you know. find it and call us back ok ok let's take our first caller then i will human seattle at william. i how your day i'm flying kind of cool off air but i've got to say about the new waste of tax dollars from the american public we go to saddle emacs gold medalists all over the nation in the borg everywhere war zone and expect people on our own to work over here. part of the weather really is tara lines where they go where is a really really over so the canadian border is now being militarized oh yes yes it is they should both feel put in for get about yeah let's fire you. go because so very easily day by our. book by five years of service yeah well corp non-rival your absolute is not your abse
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up next fromis grand prairie, texas. good morning. caller: i was calling about the shutdown. and she'll pitas not intended to shutdown the government. that is a load of tripe. the obama administration is budgetaryt before the , that is not the republicans fault, that is obama's fault. they need to place that blame where it belongs. host: what should republicans do going forward? caller: i believe ted cruz has the right idea. careed to the fund obama -- to de-fund obamacare . i'm with ted cruz on that. the u.s. military has updated options to give president obama a range of when newn a civil war claim services speak about a possible chemical weapon used by the regime. a defense department told cnn on friday that -- a story in "the new york times" reacting to what is going on in syria. this is tim out of iraq, writing -- ginger from winterville, north carolina. good morning. .ou are on, go ahead caller: i don't think it would be wise to shut the government down because you're accreting people that will be out of jobs. it may be possible it could lower the wages of all the peopl
up next fromis grand prairie, texas. good morning. caller: i was calling about the shutdown. and she'll pitas not intended to shutdown the government. that is a load of tripe. the obama administration is budgetaryt before the , that is not the republicans fault, that is obama's fault. they need to place that blame where it belongs. host: what should republicans do going forward? caller: i believe ted cruz has the right idea. careed to the fund obama -- to de-fund obamacare . i'm with ted cruz...